Limits of Coherent Addition of Lasers: Simple Estimate

The coherent combining of single mode lasers using coupled cavities is considered. A simple analytical estimate of the number of lasers that can be efficiently combined in such a way is suggested. Such an estimate agrees with simulations and experiments reported recently.     

芯片原子钟相干布居囚禁谱线特性研究

通过微型原子蒸汽室产生质量满足要求的相干布居囚禁(CPT)信号是实现芯片原子钟的关键之一.本实验通过对光源实施频率调制和对光场与⁸⁷Rb原子作用产生的信号作相敏解调获得高信噪比的CPT微分谱线, 利用CPT微分谱线研究了CPT信号随工作参数变化的规律以及信号质量对原子钟频率稳定度的影响, 所获研究结果与理论模型预期相符合, 实验结果为芯片原子钟推荐了最佳工作参数.实验所采用的方法利用芯片原子钟自身的资源就可以实施, 因此为芯片原子钟开展性能研究和实施工作参数优化提供了实用的手段.     

铒激光脉冲消融泌尿结石和胆结石比较研究

利用光学弱相干显微成像系统对脉冲激光消融硬生物组织后形成的凹坑二维和三维形貌进行了扫描,分析了Erbium∶YAG激光脉冲消融生物硬组织特性.结果表明：相同激光参量条件下,消融胆结石比消融泌尿结石具有更高的消融效率|消融胆结石或消融泌尿结石时,脉冲能量越大,消融效率越高|消融效率提高主要体现在凹坑表面直径更宽、高度更深、体积更大|光学弱相干显微成像技术比光学弱相干光层析成像技术测量准确度提高约一个量级,更适合于测量脉冲激光消融生物硬组织后形成的凹坑形貌.     

Coherent population trapping magnetometer by differential detecting magneto–optic rotation effect

A pocket coherent population trapping(CPT) atomic magnetometer scheme that uses a vertical cavity surface emitting laser as a light source is proposed and experimentally investigated.Using the differential detecting magneto–optic rotation effect,a CPT spectrum with the background canceled and a high signal-to-noise ratio is obtained.The experimental results reveal that the sensitivity of the proposed scheme can be improved by half an order,and the ability to detect weak magnetic fields is extended one-fold.Therefore,the proposed scheme is suited to realize a pocket-size CPT magnetometer.     

V型原子系统中相干布居俘获的相干相位调制研究

在延迟脉冲激光场作用下的V型原子系统中，实现了对相干布居俘获，电磁感应透明的相干相位调制，选择适当的能级其调制频率可以达到飞秒量级.利用数值和解析分析得到了延迟脉冲和叠加态粒子数布居的关系，以及粒子布居受光场相位调制的特点和变化规律.利用这种机理可以实现飞秒量级的量子开关作用. 关键词： 相干相位调制 相干布居俘获 电磁感应透明 量子开关     

1018 nm短波长掺镱光纤激光高功率自组织相干合成

搭建了两台高功率、低量子损耗的1018 nm短波长掺镱光纤激光器,进行了全光纤结构下两路光纤激光器的相干合成实验。获得了功率为55 W、合成效率为90.2%的相干输出,这是当前严格单模1018 nm光纤激光器的最高功率水平。同时,验证了Michelson腔自组织相干合成技术能够实现光纤激光器的高功率单模输出。     

基于公共环形腔耦合的光纤激光器相干合成技术

 为提高光纤激光器无源自调整相干合成阵列的效率、稳定性和可扩展性,提出了基于公共光纤环形腔耦合与单模光纤滤波的光纤激光器相干合成方案。将多个2×2的光纤耦合器分别插入各单元激光器的谐振腔,利用耦合器余下的端口,两两相连构成公共环形耦合腔。采用单模光纤滤波技术,提高了各输出激光束之间相位锁定的稳定性。利用该方案在实验上实现了三路光纤激光器的被动锁相输出,实验测得的远场干涉光斑、输出功率及光谱均表明该方案适于构建性能较好的光纤激光器相干合成阵列。     

平行线偏光激发CPT共振方案实验研究

目前的相干布居囚禁(CPT)原子钟和CPT磁场计中普遍采用圆偏振光方案 (σ⁺-σ⁺)实现CPT共振, 该方案对原子的利用率较低. 为了提高原子的利用率, 本文实验研究了通过平行线偏振相干双色光与⁸⁷Rb原子作用实现CPT共振的方案(lin//lin). 与σ⁺-σ⁺方案相比较, lin//lin方案消除了极化暗态, 获得更多工作原子. 在相同的实验条件下, 开展对比实验研究获得了信噪比为σ⁺-σ⁺方案2倍, 微分线型信号的中心斜率为σ⁺-σ⁺方案1.65倍的CPT共振信号. 研究结果表明该方案是实现低功耗原子钟、磁场计等设备的理想候选.     

利用全光纤结构Michelson腔实现两路高功率双包层光纤激光器相干合成

Michelson腔技术是实现激光相干合成的有效方案. 利用Michelson腔技术, 实现了全光纤结构下的两路光纤激光器的相干合成, 获得了功率为11.75 W, 效率为95.76%的相干输出. 实验研究了相干合成效率与激光腔长差的关系以及抽运对称性对相干合成效率的影响. 实验表明相干合成效率极易受激光腔长差的影响, 不同腔长差下相干合成效率差异可达18%以上, 且存在最佳腔长差; 抽运对称性对相干合成效率的影响在2%以内.     

选频元件对光纤激光器自组织相干合成的影响

采用不同中心谱线、不同谱线宽度的选频元件进行实验,研究选频元件谱线特性对相干合成效率的影响。实验表明:选频元件中心谱线越接近,相干合成效率越高;与此同时,选频元件的谱线宽度越宽,线形越接近重合,相干合成效率也越高,接近理想值100%。在此基础上,利用中心谱线一致的宽谱选频元件,实现两路掺Er光纤激光器的相干合成,输出功率为375 mW,相干合成效率高达99.3%。     

Optical nuclear spin polarization in quantum dots

Hyperfine interaction between electron spin and randomly oriented nuclear spins is a key issue of electron coherence for quantum information/computation. We propose an efficient way to establish high polarization of nuclear spins and reduce the intrinsic nuclear spin fluctuations. Here, we polarize the nuclear spins in semiconductor quantum dot(QD) by the coherent population trapping(CPT) and the electric dipole spin resonance(EDSR) induced by optical fields and ac electric fields. By tuning the optical fields, we can obtain a powerful cooling background based on CPT for nuclear spin polarization. The EDSR can enhance the spin flip–flop rate which may increase the cooling efficiency. With the help of CPT and EDSR, an enhancement of 1300 times of the electron coherence time can be obtained after a 10-ns preparation time.     

选频元件对光纤激光器自组织相干合成的影响

采用不同中心谱线、不同谱线宽度的选频元件进行实验,研究选频元件谱线特性对相干合成效率的影响。实验表明：选频元件中心谱线越接近,相干合成效率越高;与此同时,选频元件的谱线宽度越宽,线形越接近重合,相干合成效率也越高,接近理想值100%。在此基础上,利用中心谱线一致的宽谱选频元件,实现两路掺Er光纤激光器的相干合成,输出功率为375 mW,相干合成效率高达99.3%。     

两光子晶体光纤激光器相干锁定的实验研究

利用自成像腔技术进行光子晶体光纤(PCF)激光器光束相干合成的实验研究,实现了两光子晶体光纤激光器的相位锁定.在不使用滤波器的情况下,实验仍能观测到清晰的下涉图样,且在高功率输出状态以及环境噪声情况下干涉图样仍可保持稳定,表明具有单模大模场特性的光子晶体光纤在实现光束相干合成方面比传统的双包层光纤(DCF)有明显的优越性.实验还表明耦合输出镜的反射率对相干输出功率有一定影响,当反射镜的反射率分别为5%,10%和15%时,两台激光器相干输出斜率效率分别为63.8%,61.6%和60.2%.在抽运功率为150 W和耦合输出镜的反射率为5%时,获得95.8 W的最大相干功率输出,相干功率合成效率为90.2%.实验中无任何热光效应产生,有望利用该方法获得更高的相干输出功率.     

Image transfer through coherent population trapping based on an atomic ensemble

We report on an experiment on transferring an image through coherent population trapping(CPT) effect in a hot rubidium vapor. We demonstrate experimentally that an image can be transferred from a control light to a probe light.Moreover, we describe the demonstration that the image can be transferred from a control light to two different probes showing a feasibility of transferring an image onto multiple probes. We believe that this effect definitely has important applications in image metrology, high dimensional information transfer in quantum information field, etc.     

高功率光纤激光部分相干合成的可行性及效果分析

提出部分相干合成的概念,论证了谱线宽度和偏振特性并不是影响高功率光纤激光部分相干合成的瓶颈.与完全相干合成的理想情形相比,随着光束线宽的增大,部分相干合成光束的远场光斑图样基本保持不变,但峰值强度和斯特尔(Strehl)比随之减小,光斑能量越来越分散.利用数值计算的方法对部分相干合成与非相干合成光束的远场效果进行了比较分析.计算结果表明,尽管线宽的存在降低了部分相干合成的效果,但与非相干合成相比,部分相干合成的光束仍具有较大优势.     

三路光纤放大器相干合成技术的实验研究

实验上实现了三路保偏光纤放大器稳定的锁相控制，达到相干合成的输出目的.介绍了实验方案，详细阐述了相位检测与控制的方法并以一路信号光为例给出了相位噪声的测量结果.最后给出了相干合成的远场图样并对其影响因素加以简单分析.实验表明，利用提出的方案增加相干合成的路数是可行的. 关键词： 光纤放大器 相干合成 锁相     

Review of chip-scale atomic clocks based on coherent population trapping

Research on chip-scale atomic clocks （CSACs） based on coherent population trapping （CPT） is reviewed. The back- ground and the inspiration for the research are described, including the important schemes proposed to improve the CPT signal quality, the selection of atoms and buffer gases, and the development of micro-cell fabrication. With regard to the re- liability, stability, and service life of the CSACs, the research regarding the sensitivity of the CPT resonance to temperature and laser power changes is also reviewed, as well as the CPT resonance＇s collision and light of frequency shifts. The first generation CSACs have already been developed but its characters are still far from our expectations. Our conclusion is that miniaturization and power reduction are the most important aspects calling for further research.     

Influence of optical nonlinearity on combining efficiency in ultrashort pulse fiber laser coherent combining system

The influence of optical nonlinearity on combining efficiency in ultrashort pulse fiber laser coherent combining system is investigated theoretically and experimentally. In the theoretical work, a new theoretical algorithm is presented for the coherent combining efficiency, which can be used to quantify the spectral coherence decay induced by optical nonlinearity imbalance between the sub-beams. The spectral information of the sub-beam is obtained by numerically solving the nonlinear Schrödinger equation (NLSE) in this algorithm to ensure an accurate prediction. In the experimental work, the coherent combining of two all-fiber picosecond lasers is achieved, and the influence of imbalanced optical nonlinearity on the combining efficiency is studied, which agrees with the theoretical prediction. This paper reveals the physical mechanism for the influence of optical nonlinearity on the combining efficiency, which is valuable for the coherent combining of ultrashort pulse fiber laser beams.     

Development of the quantum discriminator for compact atomic clock

In the Laboratory of Frequency Standards, Quantum Radiophysics Division, Lebedev Physical Institute, a compact atomic standard of frequency and time is being developed. The results of this study make it possible to achieve a narrower metrological resonance of coherent population trapping (CPT) than in developed foreign analogues of compact atomic clocks, which will have a direct effect on the standard stability. The effect of the combination of buffer gas and antirelaxation coating on the CPT amplitude and resonance width are studied; parameters of short-cavity diode lasers (SCDLs) specially developed in collaboration with the Polyus Research and Development Institute are studied. A prototype of the compact physical discriminator for the atomic clock is developed and assembled. The dark width of the metrological resonance in the discriminator is less than 1 kHz, which theoretically implies the development of a compact atomic clock with a stability (Allan parameter) no worse than 3 · 10⁻¹² per hour.     

激光相干控制选态激发的理论研究

系统地研究了三色相位干的激光场与三能级体系的相互作用过程，证明了态的布居几率依赖于光场的相的相位和振幅属性，从理论上指出用于相干光场实现选态激发的可能性，并首次提出用相干光场去实现泛频激发的可行性和优点。